Government has suspended its contract with FinTech – a Kenyan subsidiary of FinTech Group after reportedly failing to offer quality services for establishment of a cooperative bank. In July 2014,…
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The French Development Agency (AFD) has set aside €65 million towards financing African startups, at the opening of the Vivatech technology expo in Paris. Emmanuel Macron said that France’s part…
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President Paul Kagame will next week attend the global tech forum, in France’s capital Paris. The forum gives special consideration to startups. The World Rendezvous for startups is organized by…
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Did you Know your House Can be Connected to the Internet at Rwf50,000?
by Dan Ngabonziza 4:57 pmWhen you walk around the City of Kigali and different parts of the country, you are likely to see small red and white poles on the road side with a…
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Kigali will next week become the one stop center for science and technology where Africa will draw formulas to solve current and future challenges. Hundreds of thinkers in science, policy,…
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Some Rwandans in remote areas of the country have decided not to wait for the government to provide them with electricity, but invest in off-grid energy to change lives in…
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Ashish Thakkar Unveils “affordable” Smartphone for African Market
by KT Press Staff Writer 3:23 pmGoogle and Mara Corporation Limited (MC) announced Thursday plans to release the Mara X smartphone for the African market. The Mara Corporation was founded by Ashish J Thakkar, a youthful Uganda-born businessman,…
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Rwandan Student Creates Technology to Detect Drunk Drivers
by Williams Buningwire 5:21 pmA Rwandan student has invented a technology that will make it impossible for anyone who has consumed alcohol to sit behind the wheels and drive. Fiston Rutikanga made a software…
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Over 70 global speakers and brains in science and research are expected to unveil breakthroughs in science, respond to existing challenges and look to the future of science in addressing…
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If you have been waiting to see the official inauguration of a once much anticipated first ever Biodiesel project in Rwanda, you might have to wait longer. Government says it…
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Rwanda has become the first country worldwide to adopt an instrument that informs drone users on nature, quantity, and quality needed for a specific activity that can be achieved by…